释义
[ dih-teyn ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈteɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
to keep under restraint or in custody.
Obsolete . to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
Origin of detain 1480–90;
detainen <Anglo-French, Old French
detenir <Vulgar Latin
*dētenīre, for Latin
dētinēre, equivalent to
dē- de- +
-tinēre, combining form of
tenēre to hold
SYNONYMS FOR detain 1 retard, stop, slow, stay, check.
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OTHER WORDS FROM detain de·tain·a·ble, adjective de·tain·ment, noun pre·de·tain, verb (used with object) un·de·tain·a·ble, adjective
un·de·tained, adjective
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He had been certain what the purpose of the detain ment was, and who the inspector would be, yet he had not really been worried.
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British Dictionary definitions for detain verb (tr) to delay; hold back; stop
to confine or hold in custody; restrain
archaic to retain or withhold
Derived forms of detain detainable , adjective detainee (ˌdiːteɪˈniː ), noun detainment , noun Word Origin for detain C15: from Old French detenir, from Latin dētinēre to hold off, keep back, from de- + tenēre to hold
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